Whoever's Afraid of Labor...

...should really fear the first 3 weeks. Yikes!

On My "To Read" List

Father Euteneuer's latest Human Life International email newsletter is about a book that seems to be popping up everywhere recently: Brian Gail's Fatherless. It's a novel that "takes on the pervasive moral issues of our day... contraception, adultery, pornography, demonic influence and more. This book provides a realistic and up-close look at what happens to a culture that is left spiritually 'Fatherless'." The novel is endorsed by Dr. Janet Smith, Fr. Euteneuer, and the late Fr. Richard John Neuheus. I usually shy away from modern fiction in general, but especially pieces that are purposely religion driven (that slightly weird section of Barnes & Noble that's a subset of the Christian shelves, anyone?). They tend to be cheesy, awkward, and fairly boring. If Fr. Neuheus liked Fatherless, though, I am more than eager to get a copy. 


Also: 

• Fr. Euteneuer's newsletter

• the Fatherless website

Priorities

My life goals include, but are not limited to:

1. helping my husband and children get to Heaven
2. never, ever wearing mom jeans

A Story

There is the story of a Franciscan priest who was desperately running to catch a bus. He made it up the steps just before the doors closed shut behind him and plopped down exhausted, proclaiming loudly, "God is good!" A little old lady sitting next to him smiled and said, "Yes... and He would be just as good if you didn't catch the bus!"

Help

Still pregnant. STILL pregnant. Still pregnant.

After months of announcing "April 24th" in response to due date questions, it is now April 27th, and here we are, baby clothes and diapers stacked and waiting.

Where oh where is my baby?

Blog to Check Out

http://corner.nationalreview.com/ brings a new blog to everyone's attention: Obamacare Fail . Its writers are working to "make sure that you know the effects of President Obama’s universal healthcare scheme on Americans throughout the country."

Keep Your Laws Off My Body

Can someone please explain to me why abortion falls under the category of "things I choose to do with my body and thus must be protected by the right to privacy" but the FDA can tell me (rather, restaurants and manufacturers) how much sodium should be allowed in the foods I choose to eat? This is why government regulation in health care is such a slippery slope - once a country makes it the business of the elected officials (and some unelected, as the case may be) to oversee the health of its constituents, the tentacles of regulation and restriction find their way into every aspect of our lives. Wait, do leviathans have tentacles?